Nigel Short vs Boris Spassky

Candidats Tournament · 1985 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Montpellier
Round 1
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C95)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/6k1/2R3n1/1p1Pp1N1/2p1P1pK/2P5/1PB3r1/8 w - - 12 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Nb8
  10. 10.d4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bb7
  12. 12.Bc2 Re8
  13. 13.Nf1 Bf8
  14. 14.Ng3 g6
  15. 15.a4 c5
  16. 16.d5 c4
  17. 17.Bg5 h6
  18. 18.Be3 Nc5
  19. 19.Qd2 h5
  20. 20.Ng5 Bg7
  21. 21.axb5 axb5
  22. 22.Rxa8 Bxa8
  23. 23.f4 exf4
  24. 24.Bxf4 Qe7
  25. 25.Nf3 Bb7
  26. 26.Bg5 Qc7
  27. 27.Nd4 Nh7
  28. 28.Bh6 Be5
  29. 29.Qf2 Qe7
  30. 30.Nf3 h4
  31. 31.Ne2 g5
  32. 32.Rf1 f6
  33. 33.Nxe5 dxe5
  34. 34.g3 Nd3
  35. 35.Qb6 Qc5+
  36. 36.Qxc5 Nxc5
  37. 37.gxh4 gxh4
  38. 38.Kf2 Kf7
  39. 39.Be3 Nd7
  40. 40.Ng1 Ng5
  41. 41.Bxg5 fxg5
  42. 42.Nf3 Rg8
  43. 43.Ke3 Ke7
  44. 44.Rg1 Bc8
  45. 45.Nxh4 Nf8
  46. 46.Nf3 Kf6
  47. 47.Ra1 Rh8
  48. 48.Ra8 Ng6
  49. 49.Kf2 Nf4
  50. 50.Rb8 Rxh3
  51. 51.Rxc8 g4
  52. 52.Rc6+ Kg7
  53. 53.Rc7+ Kf6
  54. 54.Rc6+ Kg7
  55. 55.Ng5 Rh2+
  56. 56.Kg3 Rg2+
  57. 57.Kh4 Ng6+

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